Press Releases
Maloney hails 2nd Anniversary of Zadroga 9/11 Health law signing
WASHINGTON, DC –Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY] issued the following statement on today’s second anniversary of President Barack Obama signing into law the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, legislation she sponsored that provides medical care and compensation to first responders, cleanup workers, and residents sick from exposure to toxins at Ground Zero.
Maloney: House failure to act on Sandy Aid “a low point in a low era”
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) issued the following statement this morning after the House failed to vote on the Senate-passed Sandy aid package last night:
Maloney calls for House to act on full Senate-passed Sandy aid package
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) decried reports that House Republicans are discussing a Sandy aid package that would be "much smaller" that the $60 billion approved by the Senate last Friday.
Maloney statement on Senate passage of Sandy disaster aid
Washington, DC -- Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) issued the following statement upon Senate passage tonight of a $60 billion disaster aid package for those affected by Superstorm Sandy:
Maloney decries on National Rifle Association’s response to Newtown
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-14-NY), senior member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following statement after the news conference held by National Rifle Association leaders today:
Maloney hails CFPB effort to assess impact of Credit CARD Act
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-12-NY), senior member of the House Financial Services Committee and principal author of the Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights (passed as the Credit CARD Act), issued the following statement in response to the announcement today by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) that they are seeking public comment on how the CARD Act has impacted consumers and the credit card market:
Statement by Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney on Today’s Mass Shooting in Newtown, Connecticut
New York, NY – Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-Manhattan & Queens) issued the following statement on today’s mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut:
Rep. Maloney Calls for True High-Speed Rail in Northeast Corridor
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Manhattan-Queens) called for more speed in implementing high-speed rail in testimony before a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing titled, “Northeast Corridor Future: Options for High-speed Rail Development and Opportunities for Private Sector Participation” led by retiring Chair of the committee, Rep. John Mica (R-FL). Mica, in his opening remarks, reiterated his commitment to high speed rail in the Northeast Corridor.
Reps. Maloney, Nadler and King urge exemption from sequester for 9/11 Health Act
WASHINGTON, DC – New York Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D), Jerrold Nadler (D), and Peter King (R) today sent a letter to the leaders of the House and Senate and President Obama asking that the programs created by the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act be exempted from the automatic budget cuts mandated by the 2011 debt-limit bill if no agreement is reached in deficit negotiations between the President and Congress to avert the so-called “fiscal cliff.”
U.S. Representatives Maloney, Nadler, Grimm, McCarthy & Clarke, NYC SBS Commissioner Walsh Urge FEMA to Extend Deadline for Small Businesses To Apply for Sandy Aid
New York, NY – Today, U.S. Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (D-Manhattan, Queens), Jerrold Nadler (D-Manhattan, Brooklyn), Michael Grimm (R-Staten Island, Brooklyn), Carolyn McCarthy (D-Nassau), and Yvette Clarke (D-Brooklyn) joined Commissioner Robert Walsh of the New York City Department of Small Business Services on the steps of New York City Hall to announce that the lawmakers were requesting that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) extend the December 31st deadline for small businesses to apply for disaster aid to help them recover from losses stemming from Superstorm Sandy.
